By: Annabelle Ellis
Homecoming is on October 16, and that means Spirit Week starts October 12th. Get ready for costumes, make-up, crazy hair, and a ton of fun! There are different themes for each day. Monday is Wake-Up day. Tuesday is Tacky Tourist day. Wednesday is America Day. Thursday is Throwback Thursday, and Friday is Orange & White day. “I’m most excited for Tacky Tourist day. Who doesn’t love a good fanny pack?” cheer sponsor Krystal Woodley said. Some students enjoy going above and beyond with their outfits for Spirit Week. “Spirit Week is always fun and terrifying to me. Every year I see students dressed in ways that I can never un-see. It would be difficult for me to choose a favorite,” Woodley said. Claire McIntosh has always been impressed by a certain spectacularly spirited student. ‘I think Keely (Pie) Howard has the most school spirit. Every single year (that she’s been in high school) she has won “most spirited” during HoCo (Homecoming) week,” Claire said. Everyone is excited for the pep rally that Friday, as well. “There are a few surprises in the works for the HoCo pep rally. We will be doing things we have never done at a pep rally before, so I am leaning on the side of awesome,” Woodley said.
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By: Zoe Lee
Blond hair and blue eyes. Nice and intelligent. Meet Lioba. Lioba is an exchange student from Germany. She lives in Anreppen, and she has 2 younger sisters and 1 younger brother. She is here to experience new things. “I want to be more independent from my parents and want to have new experiences. I chose America because I want to learn the language better and want to be a part of an American High School,” Lioba said. “I want to see what the American life is like and learn more about their culture.” There are some things that are hard to get used to for Lioba, like writing the date a new way. “We write it Day/Month/Year, so sometimes I get confused. For example: 9/17 /15 is 17/9/15,” Lioba said. Lioba likes A&P and Ag science because they do not offer these subjects in Germany. There are some some major differences between America and Germany. “The school day is different. In Germany, we have a schedule for one week and not just for a day. Furthermore, the teachers haven’t got their own room. The way we learn is different. For example, we do a lot of group work and have no tests, just exams. No multiple-choice!” Lioba said. Lioba will be here for duration of the school year and will head back to Germany during the summer of 2016. By: Faith Harris
By: Lori Broussard
The Elysian Fields High School September Students of The Month are Cassie Crooks and Dylan Manshack. Cassie Crooks is the daughter of James and Rebecca Crooks. She is the senior class president. Cassie participates in UIL events, including One Act Play. She is also active in student council. In addition, Cassie is one of the senior homecoming duchesses, she is the manager at Speedy Hollow go-cart track, and she is a pro wrestler who goes by the name Safari Reign. Dylan Manshack is the senior class vice president. He is the son of Jerry and Misty Manshack. Dylan is a member of several different school organizations including the art club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), National Honor Society (NHS) , and student council, where he serves as president. He also runs for the cross country team and participates in UIL events including extemporaneous speaking, and literary criticism. After high school, Dylan plans on attending Baylor University in Waco, Texas and becoming an orthodontist.
By: Anna Beth Simmons Football season is back again! It’s time for colder weather, great food, and fun times. Varsity quarterback Ryan Storey is ready for the season and plans to go far this year. “I plan to go all the way to state this year. We have a great team, but we need to stay healthy,” Ryan said. As far as his personal goals go, he hopes to beat last year. “My goal this year is to break my records from last year and to lead my team to Houston,” Ryan said. State-bound Ryan’s favorite part of football occurs both on and off of the field. . “My favorite part is witnessing my team become a family,” he said. Tonight the Jackets are playing West Sabine. They would love for everybody to be there to cheer them on and be loud! Crammed tight, several students sit around and eat their lunch while patiently waiting for Mrs. Ware to start the meeting. This was the first meeting of the year, and the turnout was better than everyone, including Mrs. Ware, had anticipated.
Last Wednesday, over 30 students joined together in Mrs. Ware’s classroom during lunch to learn all about what is going to happen throughout the year with student council. “I look forward to helping out my community by doing things like volunteering at homeless shelters and the food pantries,” senior Madiee Crisp said. Joining student council looks good on resumes and college applications, but there are also other reasons to join. “I joined student council not only for my college applications and to help my community, but I also love the sponsor of the organization, Annabelle Ellis said. It is not only students that enjoy the organization; the sponsor loves it! “Student council is one of my favorite projects because I get to be with a great group of students and help out in the community, and those things make me happy,” student council sponsor Amanda Ware said. By: Makayla Fitzgerald As she got on the plane to go to a new country, she was nervous but excited. Yu-Hun Lee, or as the students here know her, Zoe Lee, came here from Taiwan. She’s in the foreign exchange student program. “I like that there are a lot of animals here; in Taiwan I have to go to the zoo to see them,” Zoe said. She had several reasons she wanted to visit America. “I wanted to experience new things that I can’t experience in Taiwan and to improve my English,” Zoe said She will be staying with Coach Reed during her visit. He had some insight on how the program works. “You have to pass a background check to make sure you have a stable family. You have to choose a student from 20 different countries for free, but you’re required to give meals and board. They’re a member of your family,” Coach Reed said. Zoe thinks Texas is very big, but there are some things she dislikes about Texas. “I don’t like that you have to drive forever just to get to one place.” Zoe said. She has enjoyed her experience so far and is not ready to go home just yet! By: Sarah Pardue
Budget cuts have hit everyone hard this year. From basketball to journalism, everyone is going to have to learn to adapt to changes. Last year, girls’ basketball went deep into the playoffs. Now with budget cuts will that change? “We will learn to adapt to the situation and not complain,” Coach Carl Reed said, “we will have a fundraiser to help with the cuts and continue to have a 1st class team.” Mrs. Ware’s journalism class also had to adapt to the situation. Through DonorChoose.com, they raised the money for a new camera to continue taking pictures for the newspaper. “We do the best we can in writing the newspaper each week, and now with a camera, we can take really good pictures that we can use in the newspaper. We can also sell them [the photos] as a fundraiser,” sophomore Makayla Fitzgerald said. Another organization that has to make changes to the way they work is the band. “We have to cram our entire band and the cheerleaders on one bus on the way to games,” sophomore band member Anna Beth Simmons said. “We sit three people to a seat for a two hour ride. We get really hot and sweaty, and it is really uncomfortable.” Budget cuts have everyone trying to raise money. The Lady Jacket Basketball Team will be selling banners in the gym for $150 apiece. Journalism will be selling pictures (taken with their new camera), and the band will auction off cakes at their annual winter concert. |
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